Mephisto 2994 – Paul McKenna

In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments

ACROSS

1 Morning service put back after Saint hushed prayer (6)
SECRET: S-(TERCE reversed);
6 Reports of, eg, cricket children: as objective we’ll get in run after run (6)
CHURRS: CH-U(R-R)S; cricket=insect;
10 Manners: answer must be first found in olive branch (10)
DEPORTMENT: branch=department then swap “a” for “o” from o(live);
11 Consequences? A school suggests sacking head (8)
APODOSES: A-POD-(p)OSES;
13 Obscure college gaudy (5)
CLOUD: C-LOUD;
14 Drawing conclusion to the fore, parents stifle (7)
SMOTHER: parents=mothers then move “s” to front;
16 Times mate quietly dropped in a crate? (5, two words)
BY,AIR: BY-(p)AIR; times=multiply=BY;
17 Topper in Edinburgh? Local channel about Henry opens list (7, two words)
TILE,HAT: TIL(E-H-A)T; EA=drainage channel;
19 Somewhat uppish or symbolic of the Badminton racket? (5)
HORSY: two meanings, the second referring to Badminton Horse Trials;
21 Playing passionate in need of wife’s embrace (5)
INARM; IN-(w)ARM; playing=IN (cricket);
22 Gourmet’s outlet? Great stocking hot relish (7)
DELIGHT; DELI-G(H)T;
24 In short it’ll cut overseas pain of limey (5)
MATLO: MA(T)L-O; T-it; MAL=pain in France; of=O; English sailor;
28 Kelly, say, married dad’s mate in the afternoon (7, two words)
PIP,EMMA: PIPE-M-MA; Kelly=PIPE;
29 Old border with cracking wood germander, eg (5)
SWAGE: S(W)AGE; wood germander=SAGE;
30 Unfaithful wife finds loose-ish part of support structure (8, two words)
FALSE,RIB: FALSE-RIB; wife=RIB;
31 So Chile can supply desert insects (10)
COCHINEALS: (so Chile can)*;
32 Suffer no more pain in Bristol presumably (6, two words)
TAKE,IT: T(AKE)IT; Bristol=breast=TIT;
33 Whimper popping one large tablet (6)
PILULE: P(I-L)ULE;

DOWN

1 Predator about to get into post of authority (6, two words)
SEA,CAT: SEA(CA)T;
2 Potted perennial with another one outdoors pour nos voisins (10, three words)
EN,PLEIN,AIR: (perennial + i)*;
3 Rude about sure thing, not quite fitting (7)
REDUCER: (rude)*-CER(t); pipe fitting;
4 Book dropped old prayer containing humourless lyric (5)
EPODE; (b)E(PO)DE; humourless=PO;
5 Pert flirt capturing Gussie’s heart (5)
TOSSY: TO(SS)Y; SS from (gu)SS(ie);
6 Free companion over a note set alight (7)
MERC reversed-A-TE; MERC=mercenary;
7 Bampot rejecting number, heaven knows how many! (5)
UMPTY: (n)UMPTY;
8 Top up Her Grace as needs be (8)
RECHARGE: (her grace)*;
9 Street supported by vulgar Cockney like Hollywood Boulevard? (6)
STARRY: ST-‘ARRY – I’m guessing  – can’t see “vulgar”. Hollywood Boulevard is where the film fraternity leave their hand imprints
12 I sigh embroiled with large hostess (10, two words)
GEISHA,GIRL: (I sigh large)*;
15 Plain deck such as DIYer gets (8)
FLATPACK: FLAT-PACK; deck of cards=PACK;
18 Biblical beast in terms of Apocrypha that’s inexorable (7)
ADAMANT: A(DAMAN)T; AT from (Apocryph)A-(Tha)T; DAMAN=the cony of the Bible
20 Clearly grease supporter of black economy? (7, two words)
OIL,WELL: OIL-WELL; grease=OIL;
21 Influence the process of old-fashioned graft? (6)
IMPACT:
23 High belter! (6)
TREBLE: two meanings;
25 Do what! Mountain of rubbish going up river (5)
LETHE; EH-TEL all reversed; TEL=mountain of rubbish
26 Market place’s first flower food (5)
SALEP; SALE-P(lace);
27 Capuchin-esque? Very (5)
ASSAI: AS-SAI;